Our Corner of the Somme Australia at Villers-Bretonneux by Romain Fathi – Book Review
This is a doctoral work that examines every aspect of the ‘Australian – French connection’ that is Villers-Bretonneux’.
This is a doctoral work that examines every aspect of the ‘Australian – French connection’ that is Villers-Bretonneux’.
This impressively researched book deals with the origins and development of Australia’s intelligence services from Federation to 1945.
While most of us are aware that the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) cares for the graves of Australian and other servicemen and women, few are likely to be fully […]
After reading (and reviewing) David Cameron’s Australians on the Western Front 1918 Vol 1, my expectations of Vol 2 were more than realized.
The experience of Australian prisoners of war captured in the Great War has been far less written about than those of the Second World War.
To set the scene, Michael began with a short video of interviews of family members of VC recipients taken while he was researching the book.
The conference of around 45 attendees was opened by convenor Lieutenant Colonel Michael Buckridge followed by the welcome by Major General Jim Barry.
Before Federation, colonial naval officers were recognised for steadfastness and courage while serving in South Africa and China.